Art of Doubt

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Art of Doubt
Metric - Art of Doubt.jpg
Studio album by
Metric
Released21 September 2018
RecordedGiant Studios
(Toronto, Ontario)
Genre
Length58:16
Label Metric Music International, BMG Rights Management
Producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Metric chronology
Pagans in Vegas
(2015)		Art of Doubt
(2018)		 Formentera
(2022)
Singles from Art of Doubt
  1. "Dark Saturday"
    Released: 13 July 2018
  2. "Dressed to Suppress"
    Released: 26 July 2018
  3. "Now or Never Now"
    Released: 4 September 2018
  4. "Love You Back"
    Released: 4 February 2019
  5. "Risk"
    Released: 24 April 2019

Art of Doubt is the seventh studio album by Canadian indie rock band Metric, which was released on 21 September 2018. The first single, "Dark Saturday", was released on 13 July 2018, [1] followed by "Dressed to Suppress" on 26 July, [2] and "Now or Never Now" on 4 September. [3] On 13 September NPR published a live stream of the album. [4]

Contents

Background

Art of Doubt was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and recorded at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, and at Metric's studio, Giant Studio, in Toronto. [5] The album design and cover are designed by longtime Metric collaborator Justin Broadbent. [6]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club B− [9]
Consequence of Sound C+ [10]
Exclaim! 8/10 [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NOW Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [14]
PopMatters 7/10 [15]
Under The Radar 7/10 [16]

Art of Doubt received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Metric.

No.TitleLength
1."Dark Saturday"3:50
2."Love You Back"4:07
3."Die Happy"4:05
4."Now or Never Now"6:19
5."Art of Doubt"4:50
6."Underline the Black"4:35
7."Dressed to Suppress"5:42
8."Risk"5:24
9."Seven Rules"5:08
10."Holding Out"3:57
11."Anticipate"3:45
12."No Lights on the Horizon"6:34
Total length:58:16

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 61
US Billboard 200 [19] 95

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References

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  2. ↑ Legaspi, Althea (26 July 2018). "Watch Metric's Emotive Performance Video for 'Dressed to Suppress'". Rolling Stone .
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  5. ↑ "Metric details new album, Art Of Doubt, shares "Now Or Never Now": Stream". Consequence of Sound . 6 September 2018.
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